Hustler 4 btv

Mechanically, these antennas boast a heavy-duty base and heavy-duty aluminum tubing. For optimal performance, radial wires should be used. Antenna Feedline Connection Type: Verticals just seem to be compromised antennas from the get-go, but they can be made to work, and work well under the right conditions. Write Your Own Review Only registered users can write reviews. If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions about Reviews, please email your Reviews Manager.

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Please update your browser! Is this the "best" vertical antenna? I highly recommend this vertical antenna. It is the antenna just to the East of the tree in the backyard. Reportedly RFI quiet ballest. I have found that as I get further off center frequency, I hit an area where the trap Q starts to get worse and worse. New to Ham Radio?

Hustler 6BTV Vertical Product Reviews

Thankfully the previous owner had used Pentrox-A on all sliding parts, so the antenna came apart like butter. Dave Matt, Thanks, I will probably run the count up to I get good signal reports back from the USA and on one occasion was told I was the loudest signal on 20M. I have been using a GAP Challenger DX , review here , for the past fifteen years, unbeknownst to me, and over that time, water had been slowly seeping into the tuning harness of the antenna.

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Description: I've had this antenna up for over 4 years, with no problems. Yes 80 is too narrow for my liking as it is easy to get used to jumping from band to band without the worry of Swr issues. Next I bolted the antenna to the tilt plate, and connected the existing five radials from the old Challenger install to the radial plate. Hope to work you on the air sometime, thanks for reading my ramblings. Dave James, Thanks for the input.